By Wall Anchor Patents (Class 248/231.91)
  • Patent number: 11841039
    Abstract: A method and system of affixing a plaque to a solid surface is provided. The method includes the steps of providing at least one opening in a face of the solid surface and inserting a plaque support into the at least one opening. The plaque support includes a body defining a passageway therethrough and having a first end and a second end. The first end has a flange portion. Further, at least one outer tab member extends radially outward toward the first end and at least one inner tab member extends radially inward toward the second end. The outer tab member engages the solid surface upon insertion of the plaque support into the at least one opening. The method and system further include providing the plaque with at least one installation fastener. The at least one installation fastener is inserted into the passageway of the plaque support, such that the at least one inner tab member engages the at least one installation fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Matthews International Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory A. Slepecki, Daniel T. Lenau
  • Patent number: 11807499
    Abstract: An expansion bolt and pivot and swivel mechanism therefor. The expansion bolt may have a base and a plurality of radially spreadable elongate elastic members cantileveredly projecting from the base at respective points of joinder to the base and terminating in respective spoons at respective points of joinder of the spoons, wherein the elongate elastic members have respective radially defined thicknesses at the points of joinder to the base that are substantially less than the corresponding thicknesses of the base, and respective radially defined thicknesses at the points of joinder of the spoons that are substantially less than the corresponding thicknesses of the spoons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: WERNER CO.
    Inventors: Karl Guthrie, Ivan A. J Kekahuna
  • Patent number: 11446526
    Abstract: An expansion bolt and pivot and swivel mechanism therefor. The expansion bolt may have a base and a plurality of radially spreadable elongate elastic members cantileveredly projecting from the base at respective points of joinder to the base and terminating in respective spoons at respective points of joinder of the spoons, wherein the elongate elastic members have respective radially defined thicknesses at the points of joinder to the base that are substantially less than the corresponding thicknesses of the base, and respective radially defined thicknesses at the points of joinder of the spoons that are substantially less than the corresponding thicknesses of the spoons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Werner Co.
    Inventors: Karl Guthrie, Ivan A. J. Kekahuna
  • Patent number: 10801681
    Abstract: A recessed light fixture assembly for securement in a hole formed in a sheet material and wherein the assembly is comprised of a light source support module having an electrical connector for securing a power source thereto for energising the light source, Two or more open-ended light constraining tubular members are each adapted for immovable securement to the light source support module for interconnecting a selected one of the two or more open-ended light constraining tubular members to the light source support module. A first one of the two or more open-ended light constraining tubular members has a trim collar extending in a transverse plane about an outer end thereof. A further of the open-ended light constraining tubular members has a plaster collar extending in a transverse plane spaced a predetermined distance about an outer end thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: GLOBE ELECTRIC COMPANY INC.
    Inventors: Adam Chaimberg, Jay Allard
  • Patent number: 10704771
    Abstract: A lighting assembly for illuminating an architectural space includes a mounting bracket with an axial portion, a trim flange ring including an outer surface, and a light fixture including a flange with an external surface such that the lighting assembly has an installed configuration. The axial portion includes an annular cross-section and at least one open end. In the installed configuration, at least a portion of the light fixture is disposed inside the axial portion. In the installed configuration, the trim flange ring is disposed between the mounting bracket and the light fixture. In the installed configuration, the outer surface faces the architectural space such that the outer surface is a concentric ring around the external surface of the flange of the light fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventor: Matthew John Schubert
  • Patent number: 10590976
    Abstract: Anchor for fastening a component to a hollow or solid support material, said anchor comprising a sheath of elongate shape that is intended to be introduced into a hole in said support material, said anchor also comprising a bearing mechanism for bearing against an external face of said support material, situated at a first longitudinal end of said sheath, and a piston member situated at a second, opposite longitudinal end of said sheath and configured to engage with a screw intended to be introduced into said sheath, characterized in that said piston member is configured to be moved longitudinally inside said sheath by said screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Jérôme Couvreur, Jean-Luc Simonin, Jean-Paul Marasco
  • Patent number: 10550875
    Abstract: A method, process and machine to anchor objects to a surface using an encapsulated compound such as adhesive, expanding glue, hardening agent or other reactive and/or bonding substance intended for single use in a single anchor installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Dmarko Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: David J Markowicz, Bryan P Schofield
  • Patent number: 10247371
    Abstract: A device for retrofitting an existing trimmed recessed lighting fixture for installation of a trimless recessed light fixture may include a collar section configured to be received within an opening of a housing of the existing trimmed recessed lighting fixture installed above a ceiling surface, the collar section including a proximal section configured to be fitted within the opening of the housing; a surface being secured the collar section, the surface being configured to lie flush against the ceiling and to be joined integrally to the ceiling; and a baffle being releasably lockable to the collar section. A kit including the device and a method of retrofitting an existing trimmed recessed lighting fixture are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: JUNA CONSTRUCTION, INC.
    Inventor: Nathan Feldman
  • Patent number: 10164415
    Abstract: A junction box includes a first cover plate that covers a first open side defined by a main body, and a second cover plate that covers a second open side defined by the main body. The second cover plate includes a mounting pad to attach an electrical component thereto. The electrical component is disposed in an inner cavity defined by the main body when the second cover plate is in a closed position. Further, the junction box includes a fastening device that retains the first cover plate and the second cover plate in the closed position and operates without interfering with a mounting structure in which the junction box is disposed. Furthermore, the junction box includes chamfer walls and wire traps disposed thereon to receive and pass electrical wiring cables into the junction box therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Grzegorz Wronski, Zhihong Lin, Wei Zhao, Oliver Ernst
  • Patent number: 10100868
    Abstract: A screw, especially a concrete screw, having a shank with a front end that is to be inserted into a hole drilled into a substrate, and a rear end as well as at least one thread arranged on the shank. It is provided that the screw has a squeezing piston that is situated in front of the front end of the shank, whereby a compound reservoir is provided between the squeezing piston and the shank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Matteo Spampatti, Huu Toan Nguyen
  • Patent number: 9825381
    Abstract: Mounting and connector structure for an electronic apparatus includes a substrate, a mounting connector mounted on a substrate surface of the substrate, and a mating connector is attached/detached to the mounting connector in a direction perpendicular to the substrate surface, and a casing having a first casing member disposed on a connector mounting surface of the substrate and a second casing member disposed on an opposite surface side of the connector mounting surface, and the casing accommodates the substrate and the mounting connector in an accommodation space which is formed by coupling the casing members to one another. The first casing member is in contact with a first surface that is a side where the mating connector is attached/detached in the mounting connector, and the second casing member is in contact with a second surface that is a side facing to the first surface in the mounting connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomomichi Mizoguchi, Atsushi Sakurai
  • Patent number: 9625133
    Abstract: An assembly for mounting a light fixture in a hole in a ceiling panel and including an annular trim ring that's held upward against a lower surface of a ceiling panel by the light fixture to be mounted, such that the trim ring spans an annular gap between such light fixture and the ceiling panel hole. A top plate is carried by the ceiling panel across the ceiling panel hole and includes a top plate hole that receives the light fixture to be mounted such that the top plate spans an annular gap between the light fixture and the ceiling panel hole. A mount supports the light fixture on the top plate in a position holding the trim ring up against the lower surface of the ceiling panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Mandy Holdings LLLP
    Inventors: Terry Roy Mandy, Dalton John Mandy, Brandon Roy Mandy
  • Patent number: 9579545
    Abstract: A rock climbing anchor and related methods are described. The climbing anchor comprises a body and a base member or skeleton. The body allows for traditional lead climbing protection to be placed and secured. The body can be molded around the skeleton. The skeleton serves to support the body against large forces generated by a falling climber, and to act as a secondary safety measure against a fall. Various scenarios or arrangements can be provided or created on a climbing wall to train a climber or give a climber a variety of experiences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Inventor: Eric Brost
  • Patent number: 9496820
    Abstract: Photovoltaic mounting systems having sealant injection system are provided herein. Such sealant injection systems provide directional control and containment of sealant flow providing improved sealing of roof penetrations of a mounted roof anchor. Such systems can include an anchor having a base and mechanical fastener and a sealant injection package, which includes a collapsible sealant injection reservoir and is adapted to provide directionally controlled release and containment of sealant upon tightening of the mechanical fastener into the roof surface. Such systems can include a sealant carrier that fits into an underside cavity of the anchor base and isolates the sealant injection package from anchoring load paths. The carrier can also define a flow path and sealant area in an underside recessed portion defining a cavity between the carrier and roof surface to provide a more uniform consistent sealant flow to form a chemical flashing about any roof penetration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: SolarCity Corporation
    Inventors: Martin Seery, Brian Atchley, Garret Bautista, Charles Almy
  • Patent number: 9458733
    Abstract: A limit stop device for limiting an adjustment path of a mobile component relative to a stationary component may include a sleeve body configured to be inserted into an opening formed in the stationary component. The sleeve body may include a retaining segment disposed in the interior of the opening. A core body may be disposed in the interior of the sleeve body and be configured to radially brace the retaining segment against an inner wall of the stationary component thereby axially fixing the sleeve body on the stationary component. A stop surface may protrude into the adjustment path of the mobile component and be configured to limit the adjustment path of the mobile component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Bosch Mahle Turbo Systems GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Volkhard Ammon
  • Patent number: 9452376
    Abstract: The filter includes: a structure with a C-shaped profile defining side walls and nozzle pipes, each connected to the structure. Each nozzle pipe has a longitudinal axis and an end; a plate connected over a border of the nozzle pipe end to close the nozzle pipe. The plate extends beyond the border. The end of the nozzle pipe is inserted between the side walls of the C-shaped profile. The plate is connected between the side walls of the C-shaped profile. A U-shaped pin defines a first and a second leg, wherein the first leg is inserted in holes of the side walls of the C-shaped profile. The first and the second leg rest on the nozzle pipe and embracing the nozzle pipe. The plate is at an angle (A) greater than 0° with a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the nozzle pipe. The second leg has a protrusion that rests against the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Anders Erik Martin Hjelmberg, Gunnar Mysjo
  • Patent number: 9200784
    Abstract: An illumination assembly comprising an LED module removably supported within a lamp housing configured to be mounted on an elevator ceiling panel in a position to direct light from the LED module downward into an elevator passenger compartment through an opening in the housing and a hole in the ceiling panel. The LED module is removable from the housing from below the ceiling panel through the housing opening and the hole in the ceiling panel. Threads formed in an inner cylindrical wall of the lamp housing receive threads formed in an outer circumferential surface of the LED module in threaded engagement. The LED module includes at least two LED module removal surfaces positioned to be engaged by respective engagement surfaces of a tool configured to apply torque to and rotate the LED module relative to the lamp housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: MAN-D-TEC, INC.
    Inventors: Dalton J. Mandy, Terry R. Mandy, Brandon R. Mandy
  • Publication number: 20150144756
    Abstract: A system and method for hanging a picture frame on a wall, comprising the steps of providing a picture frame with a hanger, for receiving a nail therein and a marking device temporarily secured to the picture frame and disposed near the void for receiving the nail; pressing the picture frame with the marking device protruding out from the picture frame, so that the marking device makes a perceivable mark on the wall, then removing the marking device; inserting a nail, screw or a length adjustable wall auger into the wall at the mark; and hanging the picture with the hanger so that the nail, screw or a length adjustable wall auger occupies some of the space earlier occupied by the marking device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventor: Roger H. Miller
  • Publication number: 20150136925
    Abstract: There is provided in a preferred embodiment a retention bracket for coupling a steering column member to a vehicle cross-support member. The bracket includes a mounting shoe and a reinforcing rod. The mounting shoe has gusset plates integrally joined by a forward end plate, and a lowermost flange extending inwardly along a bottom edge portion of one gusset plate towards the other gusset plate to define a lowermost channel. The reinforcing rod includes an elongated reinforcement portion and a threaded bored portion, the reinforcing rod being positioned in the channel with an outer peripheral surface coupled to the flange and the other gusset plate. The threaded bore portion defines an internally threaded bore for complementary mated engagement with a threaded end of an attachment bolt in the securement of the steering column member to the retention bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: Van-Rob Inc.
    Inventors: Lambertus S. VAN SCHAIK, Wayne Wing Chun WONG
  • Publication number: 20150122960
    Abstract: I am inventing my Guitar Display Frame because I would like to hang a guitars in a fine frame on a wall, like art. Frames will be custom made. Depending on the size of the guitar. Whether it be an acoustic guitar, electric guitar, or a electric bass. With a wide variety of frame stock and back board fabrics to choose, one could pick what he or she likes, and I will custom build it for them. With a Illuminated light on top of the frame to make your Guitar stand out. I have not seen this Display Frame on the market and so I would like to make it available to anyone who desires one. As for the light in drawing FIG. 7. I can design my own light or seek no patent on the physical light part. This can be a item added on as a accessory from a already manufactured light, yet still be part of the overall patent idea.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventor: Richard Eward
  • Publication number: 20150108307
    Abstract: A display mount is attached to a slatwall using an improved slatwall hanger. The display mount includes vertically pivoting arms providing forward and rearward movement of the display with only slight vertical movement. The slatwall hanger is attached to the slatwall by sandwiching at least one vertical face of a slat between a cover and a clamping member. The cover includes at least one outer lip residing against the front of the vertical face and the clamping member includes at least one inner lip residing against the rear of the vertical face. The clamping member is biased away from the cover by a spring to facilitate insertion of the inner lips between open spaces between consecutive slats. Screws connect the clamping member to the cover and are tightened to grasp the vertical slat face between the lips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Trevor Simon, Daniel Shin Kim
  • Patent number: 9004426
    Abstract: A concealable hanging device for hanging seasonal decorations, pictures, coats or purses. The hanging device includes a sleeve having a proximal end, a distal end, an inside diameter and an outside diameter, and a pin having a proximal end with a head and a distal end with a tip. The pin is movably engaged in the sleeve and oriented such that the proximal end of the pin engages the proximal end of the sleeve and the distal end of the pin engages the distal end of the sleeve so that the moveably-engaged pin can be moved to an extended position and a retracted position within the sleeve but the tip configured such that the tip engages the sleeve to prevent the pin from being removable from the sleeve when the pin is moved to an extended position and the head engages the sleeve to allow the head to be grasped in order to allow the pin to be moved into the extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Inventor: Luis Manuel Taveras
  • Publication number: 20150096239
    Abstract: An enclosure adapted to be received in a stud-wall includes a pair of opposing side walls, a pair of opposing end walls disposed adjacent and perpendicular to the side walls, a back wall, and an open front, each of the sides walls and each of the end walls having a permanently detachable portion along a margin thereof adjacent the open front. At least one of the end walls or at least one of the side walls may have a permanently removable knock-out portion defined therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: MILESTONE AV TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventor: Harlow Frogness
  • Publication number: 20150083873
    Abstract: A drywall attachment device includes an elongated general resilient member having an elongated slot and a plurality of small holes disposed along a central axis. A plurality of drywall fasteners are secured onto the member, and a series of scored lines function to bend the device to engage drywall of varying thicknesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventor: WILLIAM GARPOW
  • Publication number: 20150056590
    Abstract: A rock climbing anchor and related methods are described. The climbing anchor comprises a body and a base member or skeleton. The body allows for traditional lead climbing protection to be placed and secured. The body can be molded around the skeleton. The skeleton serves to support the body against large forces generated by a falling climber, and to act as a secondary safety measure against a fall. Various scenarios or arrangements can be provided or created on a climbing wall to train a climber or give a climber a variety of experiences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventor: Eric Brost
  • Patent number: 8944394
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention includes a hinge for movably connecting a first panel to a second panel, the hinge comprising first and second spaced apart hinge members, each hinge member being connectable to the respective first and second panels; and a connector located between the hinge members, the connector having a pin member which connects the hinge members together to permit selective movement of the first panel relative to the second panel about multiple axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Maax Bath Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph D. Berger
  • Publication number: 20150001361
    Abstract: An assembly includes a bracket mountable directly to a wall. An inner periphery of the bracket defines an opening in the wall substrate. A resilient element, cantilevered from an outer side surface of the sleeve, is retained by a barbed element at the inner periphery of the bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Jean-Guy GAGNE, James W. ROGERS
  • Publication number: 20150001358
    Abstract: A wall stand is provided. The wall stand comprises a stand body and a bottom plate. The stand body includes a base, a pressing component and a pressing component. The base has an opening. The pressing component comprises a pressing portion disposed corresponding to the opening. The pressing component is disposed on the base. The bottom plate is configured for being mounted on a wall. The bottom plate includes an elastic component and at least one supporting portion. The elastic component is disposed corresponding to the pressing component for being engaged with the pressing component and disengaged from the pressing component by a force from the pressing component. The at least one supporting portion is configured for correspondingly supporting the at least one fixing component. A method for using the wall stand for an IP camera is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: Sercomm Corporation
    Inventor: Chia-An Chen
  • Publication number: 20140367541
    Abstract: The invention relates to a support structure for an article. In particular, the invention relates to a support structure for mounting modular articles such as display units and the like upon a wall. The support structure comprises a support bracket (1), the support bracket having at least one opening (15), the opening being sized to accommodate a fixing (4) by which the support bracket may be secured to a wall (3), the opening being larger than the fixing whereby the position of the support bracket (1) may be adjusted relative to the fixing (4). The support structure also comprises a support element (2), the support element having a dimension (d) which is larger than the opening (15), the support element having a fixing hole (14) therethrough, the distance between the fixing hole (14) and the periphery of the support element (2) being non-uniform. The support bracket (1) has a support surface (12) adapted for engagement by the periphery of the support element (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventor: Tom Adriaan Gerard Dewaele
  • Publication number: 20140340367
    Abstract: The present invention realizes an interactive unit attachment structure that enables a projector to have an electronic pen function regardless of the type of projection surface. The attachment structure of the interactive unit, which is provided with a first sensor and a second sensor and which is attached to a wall hanging unit that suspends the projector from the wall such that the interactive unit can slide in a direction projecting from the wall, includes a slot in a slot provided in the wall hanging unit that extends in the direction of sliding and first and second protrusions provided in the interactive unit that protrude into the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Kazuya Inoue, Yoshinobu Moriya, Toshiyuki Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 8882065
    Abstract: A two-piece track assembly may be used in an office environment for mounting accessory components, such as work surfaces, cabinets, shelves, filing units, etc., to either a permanent building wall or to the framework of a movable office wall or office partition system. The track assembly includes a base mountable to the wall or framework via a plurality of fasteners. A track mounts to the base to cover the fasteners used to mount the base. The track also includes a relatively thinly-profiled slot into which a corresponding, relatively thinly-profiled mounting flange of an accessory component is received to mount and support the accessory component upon the track assembly. Optionally, a decorative or functional tile may be mounted to a wall or partition between a pair of track assemblies spaced vertically from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Kimball International, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay M. Henriott, Keith E. Metcalf
  • Publication number: 20140299728
    Abstract: A miniature quiver may hold at least one arrow. The miniature quiver may include a retractable and deployable screw. The screw may be screwed into a tree so that the miniature quiver may be placed in an easy to reach position so that a hunter may grab an arrow from the miniature quiver in a short amount of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2013
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventor: David Thomas Sparks
  • Patent number: 8839591
    Abstract: A concrete anchor point system provides for an anchor point, a receptacle for embedding into a concrete structure for removably receiving the anchor point, and a tool for remotely installing the anchor point in the structure, or removing the anchor point from the structure. The receptacle is preferably tapered, and an anchoring end of the anchor point is preferably tapered to match.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Climb Tech, LLC
    Inventors: Karl Guthrie, Ivan A. J. Kekahuna, Eric Shawn Patrick, Ben Sy
  • Patent number: 8842444
    Abstract: A fixing structure is configured on a back cover of an electronic device and engages with a first fastener and a second fastener to hang the electronic device on the wall. The fixing structure includes a first fixing hole and a second fixing hole respectively running through the back cover to receive the two fasteners. The first fixing hole includes a first receiving portion, a first guiding portion and a second guiding portion. The second fixing hole includes a second receiving portion, a first sliding portion, a second sliding portion and a third sliding portion communicating end to end. The first sliding portion is parallel with or collinear with the first guiding portion, the second sliding portion is parallel with the second guiding portion, and the third sliding portion is parallel with the first sliding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chang-Ming Kuan
  • Patent number: 8832920
    Abstract: A standoff adaptor for a threaded hollow wall anchor for mounting an item to a wall. A threaded member has a washer mounted thereon with a recess to receive and contact the head of a mounting anchor. The distal end of the threaded member is received into a standoff having at its opposite end a bolt threadedly mounted thereto for holding an item between the bolt and standoff.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Accurate Manufactured Products Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Matt Goldberg
  • Patent number: 8827226
    Abstract: A dual method of installing a mounting device to a load-bearing surface includes a mounting device having a back member installed closer to the load-bearing surface than a front member on which an object is mounted. A mounting member is either attached to the back member in a first configuration or the mounting member is attached to the back member in a second configuration. The mounting member is attached to the load-bearing surface such that the load-bearing surface is between the back member and the front member in the first configuration. The back member is between the load-bearing surface and the front member in the second configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Ergotron, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Joseph Townsend, Patrick Leonard Plehn
  • Publication number: 20140233205
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus including a bracket (11) for mounting behind a flat panel display (F). The bracket is able to receive a separate device (e.g. a PC enclosure of other electronic components), such that said device can be slidable and accessible from behind the flat panel display when it is mounted thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: PiixL Technologies Limited
    Inventor: François-Xavier Gardes
  • Patent number: 8807501
    Abstract: A wall mountable holder may include a base portion, a first arm, and a second arm extending outward from the base, where each of the arms may extend to a distal end spaced away from the base. Additionally, the holder may include at least one groove extending downwardly from an upper edge of at least one of the arms. The holder also may include a tab extending inward at a distal end of at least one of the arms, the tab including a leading surface angled inward and rearward from proximate the distal end, and a trailing surface angled outward and rearward from the leading surface. An opening may be formed between the arms, proximate the distal ends, such that the opening may be narrower than a spacing between the arms at each point between the base and the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Hyuk Joon Chung, Craig Joseph Zurko
  • Publication number: 20140196401
    Abstract: A flush-mount wall plate system for mounting in a building surface includes a wall flange extrusion assembly with a mounting flange portion and an extrusion member portion. The extrusion member portion has a frame defining an aperture, with a front edge of the frame extending away from a front surface of the mounting flange portion by a pre-determined distance. A cover is inserted into the aperture with a front surface of the cover being substantially co-planar with the front edge of the extrusion member portion and the building surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Inventor: James L. Burns
  • Publication number: 20140183272
    Abstract: A track set configured to be mounted to a wall by a plurality of wall mounts, the track set having: a tower: a first upper track section configured to receive toy vehicles from a top portion of the tower; a second lower track section, wherein the first upper track section is angularly positioned such that toy vehicles traveling along the first track section move towards a second lower track section, wherein the second lower track section is configured to direct the toy vehicles towards a bottom portion of a tower; a corkscrew rotationally secured to the tower; and a motor coupled to the corkscrew, wherein operation of the motor causes the corkscrew to rotate, wherein rotation of the corkscrew causes the toy vehicles to move from the bottom portion of the tower to the top portion of the tower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Inventors: Stacy L. O'Connor, Eric Ostendorff, Paul Schmid, Michael Nuttall, Sun Leung, Eric So, Glenn Yu, Amanda L. Bright
  • Patent number: 8757568
    Abstract: A wall mount assembly includes a first engagement member and a second engagement member. The first engagement member includes a slide structure and two positioning indentations oppositely disposed relative to the slide structure. The second engagement member includes a slider and two positioning bosses oppositely disposed relative to the slider. The first engagement member and the second engagement member are capable of being correspondingly disposed on an object and a wall. When the slider enters the slide structure from an entrance of the slide structure and is confined to slide relative to the slide structure so as to be blocked at a stop position of the slide structure, the two positioning bosses are embedded in the two positioning indentations respectively so that the object can be fixed on the wall stably. Therefore, the wall mount assembly simplifies the wall-mount operation of the object and provides a stable wall-mount effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: AmTRAN Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Ming-Tsung Ko
  • Publication number: 20140166834
    Abstract: Disclosed is a bracket that allows a target object to be attached easily and prevents it from being detached unexpectedly after the attachment. A bracket (10) for attaching, to a wall surface, a television provided with locking pins (30) fixed thereto includes a back board section (11), an upper board section (13), a lower board section (15), and a front board section (14), the front board section (14) and the back board section (11) being separated from each other by a clearance that is large at an upper portion and small at a lower portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hitoshi Kuroyanagi, Kenta Moribe, Tomohiro Okata, Kenichiro Ito, Yasufumi Gouma, Hideto Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 8752803
    Abstract: A standoff adaptor for a push pin. A spacer has a hole formed in one end to complementarily receive a push pin with the pin of the push pin extending outwardly therefrom. A head is threadedly mounted to the opposite end of the spacer and may be adjusted to tightly grip an item between a spacer and head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Accurate Manufactured Products Group Inc.
    Inventors: Matt Goldberg, Lawrence S. Agnello
  • Publication number: 20140103179
    Abstract: An electronic device holder is provided. In one aspect, a strap or a back plate, such as a molded plastic strap, is provided to facilitate holding an electronic device. In another aspect, a device cradle is provided that can hold an electronic device and facilitate retention and management of associated device cables. In another aspect, the strap or back plate can comprise a set of connector stations that conform to a standardized form-factor, wherein the connector stations are adapted to accept a standardized insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
    Inventors: Dean Lipke, Charles Bragg
  • Patent number: 8695936
    Abstract: A supporting device to a display apparatus to prevent a wire from separating from a wire hanger. The supporting device to fix the display apparatus to a wall includes a wire part coupled to the display apparatus, a wire hanger mounted to the wall, the wire hanger to hang the wire part on the wall, and a separation protector provided at the wire hanger, the separation protector serving to prevent the wire part from separating from the wire hanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: SAMSUNG Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Hoo Park, Boo Keun Yoon, Sang Hak Kim, Jin Sung Kim, Woo Sung In
  • Publication number: 20140048666
    Abstract: A wall-mounted holder for cylindrical cans including a base and a generally cylindrical body portion integrally formed with and extending forwardly of the base at an upward inclination. The base defines a wall mounting surface thereon. The body portion has an extended open upper end for the insertion and removal of the container and defines a minimum interior transverse dimension and an opening extending longitudinally along a side portion thereof. Portions of said body portion extending along the opposed sides of the opening define container abutment surfaces such that upon inserting a cylindrical object having a diameter greater than the aforesaid transverse dimension into said body portion through the open upper end thereof, the abutment surfaces on the body portion of the holder are caused to flex outwardly and bear against portions of the container, securing the container within the body portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventors: Sharon Ann Waldren, Timothy Bruce Waldren, Steven Michael Waldren
  • Publication number: 20140027592
    Abstract: A wall-mounted tether anchor is provided having an arcuate hook member surrounded by a perimeter ring, whereby the hook member supports the closed loop handle of a tether while the perimeter ring maintains the tether connection therewith by preventing lifting of the loop handle away from the hook. A threaded member extends from the base of the hook and provides a means to anchor the device into a wall surface. The threaded member comprises either a mechanical screw fastener or a threaded bolt member that can be placed through an open aperture and secured by way of a threaded nut. In an embodiment of the anchor device, the distal end of the hook does not extend far above the upper portion of the perimeter hook, whereby the otherwise exposed hook is bounded by the ring to reduce snagging or puncturing of articles pressing downward thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventor: Blair Kusiak
  • Patent number: 8628049
    Abstract: Low-profile fastener assemblies for mounting objects, such as decorative architectural resin panels, to a support structure at a standoff include a standoff barrel, threaded rod, and low-profile cap. The low-profile cap can have a curved profile configured to reduce its height while also allowing for one or more separated recesses to be formed therein. Implementations of the present invention also include a cap key configured to engage the one or more separated recesses of the low-profile cap for use in tightening the low-profile cap onto the threaded rod. In addition, one implementations of the present invention include systems having a plurality of panels mounted to one or more support structures using one or more low-profile fastener assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: 3form, Inc.
    Inventor: Venugopal R. Ghatikar
  • Publication number: 20140001329
    Abstract: A wall mountable holder system may include a holder-mounting substrate having a plurality of mounting positions and at least one holder removably coupleable to the substrate. The holder may include a base portion, a plurality of protrusions extending rearwardly from the base portion, a first arm and a second arm extending outward from the base, a tab extending inward at a distal end of at least one of the arms, and at least one groove extending downwardly from an upper edge of at least one of the arms. Each tab may include a leading surface angled inward and rearward from proximate the distal end, and a trailing surface angled outward and rearward from the leading surface. An opening may be formed between the arms, proximate the distal ends, and the opening may be narrower than a spacing between the arms at each point between the base portion and the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Brian Hyuk Joon Chung, Richard J. Ernst, John P. Grimm, Criag Joseph Zurko
  • Publication number: 20140001328
    Abstract: A wall mountable holder may include a base portion, a first arm, and a second arm extending outward from the base, where each of the arms may extend to a distal end spaced away from the base. Additionally, the holder may include at least one groove extending downwardly from an upper edge of at least one of the arms. The holder also may include a tab extending inward at a distal end of at least one of the arms, the tab including a leading surface angled inward and rearward from proximate the distal end, and a trailing surface angled outward and rearward from the leading surface. An opening may be formed between the arms, proximate the distal ends, such that the opening may be narrower than a spacing between the arms at each point between the base and the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Brian Hyuk Joon Chung, Craig J. Zurko